Milan Triennial
The Milan Triennial is an art and design exhibition that takes place every three years at the Triennale di Milano Museum in Milan, Italy.
History
The exhibition was originally established in 1923 as a biennial architecture and industrial design event. The first five editions took place in Monza. In 1933 the exhibition was relocated to Milan and the format was changed to a triennial basis. The designated venue was the new Palazzo dell’Arte designed by architect Giovanni Muzio, featuring Gio Ponti's Torre Branca.The Triennial was recognised by the Bureau of International Expositions in 1933.
With Ponti and artist Mario Sironi at the helm, the 5th Triennale expanded its field to visual art, with mural paintings made by artists such as Giorgio de Chirico, Massimo Campigli and Carlo Carrà.
Other artists who exhibited their work at the Triennial over the years include Lucio Fontana, Enrico Baj, Arturo Martini, Gio Pomodoro, Alberto Burri, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini and Michelangelo Pistoletto.
The Triennial was discontinued three times in 1940, 1973 and 1996.
List of triennials
| Triennial | Notes | Open | Close | |
| Monza Biennial | International Exhibition of Decorative Arts | 1923 | 1923 | |
| Monza Biennial II | International Exhibition of Decorative Arts | 1925 | - | |
| Monza Biennial III | International Exhibition of Decorative Arts The twentieth century and Neoclassicism in decoration and furnishing | 31 May 1927 | 16 October 1927 | |
| Monza Biennial IV | International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art Held in Monza. Included several works by Gio Ponti. | 1930 | 1930 | |
| Milan Triennial V | Style – Civilisation | 10 May 1933 | 31 October 1933 | |
| Milan Triennial VI | Continuity – Modernity | 31 May 1936 | 1 November 1936 | |
| Milan Triennial VII | Order – Tradition | 6 April 1940 | 9 June 1940 | |
| Milan Triennial VIII | The House Included an urban planning project that led to the QT8 area named after this the 8th triennial. | 31 May 1947 | 14 September 1947 | |
| Milan Triennial IX | Goods – Standards Gold medal winners included the Danish textile artist Helga Foght. | 12 May 1951 | 5 November 1951 | |
| Milan Triennial X | Prefabrication – Industrial Design Led to the creation of the building now used as the | 28 August 1954 | 15 November 1954 | |
| Milan Triennial XI | Improving the Quality of Expression in Today’s Civilisation | 27 July 1957 | 4 November 1957 | |
| Milan Triennial XII | Home and school | 16 July 1960 | 4 November 1960 | |
| Milan Triennial XIII | Leisure | 12 June 1964 | 27 September 1964 | |
| Milan Triennial XIV | The Large Number | 23 June 1968 | 28 July 1968 | |
| Milan Triennial XV | Architettura Razionale, major section curated by Aldo Rossi | 1973 | - | |
| Milan Triennial XVI | The Domestic Project Directed by Mario Bellini and the historian Georges Teyssot. Included notable projects like La Casa Palestra by OMA, The Mobile Home and the Nomadic Condition by John Hejduk, and The Collector's Room by Massimo Scolari | 1986 | - | |
| Milan Triennial XVII | World Cities and the Future of the Metropolis | 21 September 1988 | 18 December 1988 | |
| Milan Triennial XVIII | Life in Things and Nature: Design and the Environmental Challenge | 1992 | 1992 | |
| Milan Triennial XIX | Identities and differences | 22 February 1996 | 5 May 1996 | |
| Triennial 2016 | 21st century. Design after Design | 2 April 2016 | 12 September 2016 | |
| Triennial 2019 | Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival | 1 March 2019 | 1 July 2019 | |
| XXIII Triennale di Milano | Unknown Unknowns. What we don’t know we don’t know. | 20 May 2022 | 2November 20, 2022 |